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Dementia Awareness

Prevalence of Dementia in Australia.
Dementia is the second leading cause of death of Australians contributing to 5.4% of all deaths in males and
10.6% of all deaths in females each year
In 2016 dementia became the leading cause of death among Australian females, surpassing heart disease
which has been the leading cause of death for both males and females since the early 20th century. Females
account for 64.4% of all dementia related deaths.

In 2018, there is an estimated 425,416 Australians living with dementia;

 191,367 (45%) males
 234,049 (55%) females
 26,443 people with younger onset dementia (under 65)

Without a medical breakthrough, the number of people with dementia is expected to increase to 536,164 by
2025 and almost 1,100,890 by 2056.
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Currently an estimated 250 people are joining the population with dementia each day. The number of new
cases of dementia will increase to 318 people per day by 2025.

An average of 36 people died per day where dementia was the underlying cause of death.
Rates of Dementia Vs Age (approx.)

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